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Drought is once again deepening in Maine Original

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By Penelope Overton Verified
| The Portland Press Herald Verified
Dry brown grass lines the path Tuesday at Capitol Park in Augusta in August. The Maine State House is seen the background. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) A summer of little rainfall has worsened drought conditions across most of Maine, causing wells to once again run dry, farmers to struggle to keep their fall crops watered until harvest and threatening a generation of Maine salmon.
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Maine climate protesters oppose legal immunity for fossil fuel industry Original

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By Penelope Overton Verified
| The Portland Press Herald Verified
People march across Spring Street on their way to the office of Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, during a "No Immunity for Big Oil" rally, organized by Natural Resources Council of Maine. (Staff photo by Derek Davis) Climate activists rallied in Portland and Lewiston on Thursday to demand federal lawmakers reject a Republican-backed bill that would shield oil and gas companies from lawsuits like the ones that Maine plans to use to pay for climate-related damages.
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Maine towns push to swap turf lawns for wild native habitats

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By Penelope Overton Verified
| The Portland Press Herald Verified
Jim Cole spent his pandemic nights under the glow of a headlamp, digging up Munjoy Hill sod to build a refuge for birds, bees and butterflies amidst the salted streets and sun-baked sidewalks in Maine’s biggest city. The Portland filmmaker is part of a quiet revolution transforming the state’s urban landscape, one yard at a time. “With this style of gardening, it’s less planting and more, like, initiating,” Cole said.
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